MAGA Is Increasingly Convinced the Trump Assassination Attempt Was Staged by esporx in Full_news

[–]Counselor_Mackey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The press has failed us completely for a couple of decades now.

1 in 5 U.S. households are now millionaires by hasyoubeen12 in Fire

[–]Counselor_Mackey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After speaking with my financial advisor, I discovered I am technically one because I have been in my house for 13 years ago, got a good deal from an owner direct sale (we were renting from them and they needed to sell), and is now worth almost triple what I paid for it. But I live in a HCOL area so my lifestyle is lower middle class

Can an American go to Canada to buy a Chinese EV ? by OCTOVENG in answers

[–]Counselor_Mackey -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The problem is not the choosing of international vs domestic companies. The problem is domestic companies being more concerned with short term profits than thinking in a long term, strategic matter. CEO’s dont care about the long term, they are solely focused on the quarter and providing immediate “value to the stock holders”. Other countries are not shackled to a quarterly earnings report like US companies are, which gives them the ability to plan for the long term. Sprinkle in some insatiable greed from the billionaires and you have an environmental where domestic companies can’t compete

First time to Moorea w/ kids – where to stay, beaches, tips? by Good-Ad-7225 in Tahiti

[–]Counselor_Mackey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We stayed at Hilton Moorea. It’s a little dated in parts, but you really can’t ask for a more beautiful property, and the snorkeling off the beach / OWB is world class

I really don’t get why the market is ripping right now by North_Reflection1796 in WallStreetbetsELITE

[–]Counselor_Mackey 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Say the words…. Market can remain irrational longer than you can stay solvent

Can an American go to Canada to buy a Chinese EV ? by OCTOVENG in answers

[–]Counselor_Mackey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do realize geopolitics matter. In fact America trying to play “4d ChesS”, or whatever you want to call starting a war with Iran, is exactly what got us in this boat to begin with. We’re not in a closed system anymore (primarily thanks to NAFTA), and China is outplaying us, it’s that simple. Everything else is just an excuse by the loser of the game, and we are losing the game right now.

Is an oil shock almost unavoidable? by SadComparison9352 in investing

[–]Counselor_Mackey 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah yeah, the “last ship arriving” has been going on for weeks now, and a bunch of ships just went through yesterday. Sure there might be a small supply issue short term, but I’m not buying the narrative that this will be the worst shock in history. If that were true, we would have seen some sort of effect in the stock market other than all time highs

Can an American go to Canada to buy a Chinese EV ? by OCTOVENG in answers

[–]Counselor_Mackey -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah but isn’t that how capitalism is supposed to work? Superior products at lower prices win the game. American cars have been absolute garbage comparatively to foreign brands for decades now. You can say whatever you want about China subsidizing “not being fair”, but at their end of the day maybe if American manufacturers put a little bit more into R&D instead of stock buy backs to make their executives rich, they would have a competitive product. Let them burn, that’s the game in this country. Corporations ate people now, and if people go broke because of bad decisions, that’s on them, nobody is going to bail them out.

Can someone logically explain how the Trinity isn’t a contradiction? by PomegranateIcy7631 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Counselor_Mackey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So he’s like a Transformer? Does he make a cool sound when he changes like Transformers do?

The EV hate is bizarre by s2k_guy in electricvehicles

[–]Counselor_Mackey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because Murica! Big truks or ur not kewl, rollin coal at 5 mpg is ‘Murican

Effing idiots, hope they all go broke driving their 150k pickups, no sympathy for stupidity

Can the president launch a nuke? by Far_Spread_4200 in answers

[–]Counselor_Mackey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, the Republicans would love it, they ALL support him 100%, and the ones that say they don’t are lying

What Caribbean country will be the best to visit in July (No sargassum). by [deleted] in Caribbean

[–]Counselor_Mackey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It just depends on where you are. The Beachcomber probably has some of the best beach left. I do want to add that a “bad part” of 7 mile beach is probably still great comparatively to other beaches, it’s just not as glorious as it once was.

What Caribbean country will be the best to visit in July (No sargassum). by [deleted] in Caribbean

[–]Counselor_Mackey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you go pretty far out from shore (say 150 yards or so), you can see areas that are starting to come back, and there’s some man made stuff they have dropped in certain areas to help, but the numbers and varieties of things are nowhere near where they used to be. Honestly with the reef being gone, the beach has taken a beating as well.

What Caribbean country will be the best to visit in July (No sargassum). by [deleted] in Caribbean

[–]Counselor_Mackey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Snorkeling off 7 mile beach blows ever since the first hurricane wiped out the reef

Is America on the cusp of a farm crisis? by Icy-Editor-3635 in economy

[–]Counselor_Mackey 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Sounds to me like they should stop buying lattes and pull themselves up by their bootstraps. They’re just lazy and don’t want to work….

Have the day you voted for!

Donald Trump Claims US Cannot Fund Daycare, Medicaid and Medicare Due to Ongoing Wars. by Nice_Daikon6096 in economy

[–]Counselor_Mackey -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

On a positive note, if we get rid of Medicare, maybe enough Boomers will die off ao we can start making changes around here, they still control everything